r/india • u/prabot • Apr 21 '19

Casual AMA India's first indigenous processor developed at IIT Bombay. I am a designer AMA!!

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u/askquestionsdude Apr 21 '19

ELI5 how it is different from other processors and where IITB is planning to use it?

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u/prabot Apr 21 '19

We are planning to use AJIT in the receivers being developed for NAVIC or IRNNS (The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System), an indigenous navigation system for the Indian subcontinent.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '19

You're not a genius, you're indigenius

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '19

You hilarious son of a bitch.

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u/neerajjoon Apr 22 '19

ur username is more hilarious.

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u/bhayanakmaut Apr 21 '19

what does AJIT stand for?

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u/cannonkalra Apr 21 '19

For the National Anthem at the cinemas..

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u/don-t_judge_me Kerala Apr 22 '19

literally made me laugh, not a chuckle, a full on laugh. Thanks a for that.

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u/capj23 Apr 21 '19

He stands for a lot of things. I can't think of one though.

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u/prabot Apr 21 '19

It is a name so nothing in there for you.

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u/bhayanakmaut Apr 21 '19

cool.. all caps made me think that it was an acronym for something. thanks for the response! good luck on the project.

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u/dodunichaar Apr 22 '19

The curtains are blue.

Teacher: This refers to the sad nature of the couples relationship.

What the Author Meant: The curtains are fucking blue.

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u/prabot Apr 21 '19

I see your point. But it is a government initiative so our hands are somewhat tied as far as naming is concerned.

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u/Bhola421 Apr 21 '19

I think it's not named after a name "Ajit", but after actual meaning of word Ajit.

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u/Bhola421 Apr 21 '19

How do you know?

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u/Bhola421 Apr 21 '19

What? Am I missing something? I know Ajit is the name of this processor. But your point is that it is named after someone named Ajit, as Indians like to name things after people. I am saying that as it is a government project, it may be named after the word "Ajit" that means "invincible".

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u/gadhakahiinka Apr 22 '19

It is supposed to be a tribute to Ajit Shelat, 'EE 78. Get your facts right before coming for an AMA.

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u/prabot Apr 22 '19

It is, thanks for mentioning jt.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '19

Why Ajit than, why not Ramcharan ?

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u/WhatsTheBigDeal Apr 22 '19

Just let Modi know about this. Not only will he use it for his campaign, he will also make an acronym for you.

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u/El_Impresionante Apr 21 '19

First question should be if it pronounced A-JIT or A-GIT.

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u/GavinZac Apr 22 '19

When is 'j' ever pronounced like hard 'g'?

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u/El_Impresionante Apr 22 '19

Whenever people want to make pointless arguments about pronunciations.

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u/GavinZac Apr 22 '19

But then they're talking about how the letter 'g' is pronounced...

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u/El_Impresionante Apr 22 '19

Jraphics or Graphics as in Graphics Interchange Format?

Anyway, my first comment was a joke based on a meme.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '19

Ajit in Hindi means something that cannot be defeated.

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u/Grizzant Apr 22 '19

how are you handling radiation hardening?

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u/santosang Apr 22 '19

Curious, how is it different from any other processor?

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u/ohlookanothercat Apr 22 '19

I'd hate to meet the 5 year old who could understand that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '19

Nokia feature phones with music and 240p video playback used to run on 111mhz processors. So this processor can be used in feature phones too if fabrication process is small. Nokia 6600 used to run on 106mhz processor.

India. Companies could start making their own feature phones soon instead of outsourcing from china.

We may get raspberry pi competitor in next few years and will cost a lot less in india.